Photography

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/in_pictures_the_vietnam_war_/html/7.stm

• This was the first war that helicopters were used in battle.
• The helicopters were a way of transportation to move the soldiers quickly to another country.
• The helicopters made it easier for them to move between battles.
• In this image it is showing the helicopters unloading machine gun fire through the trees.
• This picture was taken during an attack on a Viet Cong camp.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/in_pictures_the_vietnam_war_/html/11.stm

• In 1968, US Marines fought hard in the Vietnam war.
• These Marines were left half buried on Hill 689.
• There were Half a million US Marines killed and millions were wounded.
• The US Marines fought in the hardest and bloodiest war ever which was the blockade at Khe Sanh.
• Vietnam was one of the longest wars ever. There was about 60,000 US soldiers that fought hard but passed away in the end. About 300,000 fought hard and did not die but were badly wounded.

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/vietnamwar/ig/Vietnam-War-Images/My-Tho.htm

• This image is showing a camp base getting burnt down.
• This specific base was called My Tho which was a A Viet Cong base.
• In 1968, this precise image because of the fighting in the war.

Works Cited
Hickman, Kennedy. About.com: military history. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Oct. 2009. <http://militaryhistory.about.com/‌od/‌vietnamwar/‌ig/‌ Vietnam-War-Images/‌My-Tho.htm>.
In Pictures: Vietnam war. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Oct. 2009. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/‌2/‌shared/‌spl/‌hi/‌picture_gallery/‌05/‌
in_pictures_the_vietnam_war_/‌html/‌7.stm>.